Creating an Audio CD with a 7 min. pre-gap

Mar 20, 2009

- :-) Thanks for that suggestion, but client does not what track 1 to start with the 7 minute pregap material. It is supposed to be a "hidden track"

Mar 20, 2009

- Hi. Thanks! I did look at that previously. I actually know how to do it, but am looking for a CDR burner that is compatible with Sony CD Architect 5.2. All of their on-line and manual support says there is a "long list" of supported drives but inexplicably they don't tell you WHERE TO FIND IT! :-) Every drive I have tried says that "this drive requires the start time for track 1 to be exactly two seconds."

Mar 20, 2009

- Thank you! I will try it and get back to you. Thanks for your help.

Mar 25, 2009

- Hi,
Thought I would get back with what happened on this. I was actually able to do this using Eclipse CD mastering software and a Plextor 755A USB CD burner. I had to manually hack the PQ subcodes by changing the bonus track 01 to 00 and then manually change the rest of the tracks by one increment. The resulting CD had a hidden track of 7:40 in length before Track 1. It played on numerous Audio CD standalone players. One accessed the bonus track by "rewinding" when at track 1. I understand that Plextor no longer makes the 755A drive, so I may go out on EBay and see if I can get one. Every five years we seem to get a client who just has to have a hidden bonus track at the beginning of their CD.....Thanks for all your suggestions and help everyone! This is a great resource! KJ